Weldless brake-rod.



F. E. SCHWENTLER.

WELDLESS BRAKE ROD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12 I915.

. Patented Jan. 2,1917.

warren FRANCIS E. SGHWENTLEE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSQURX, ASSIGHOR TO THE AMERICAII BRAKE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, IMISSGKTRI, A CGRZORcl'EION. 6F MISSOURI.

WELDLESS BRAKE-ROD.

Application filed May 12, 1915.

To a "Iv/mm it may concern:

it known that i, FRANCIS E. S'III'WENT- man, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Louis, in the State of Micsouri, have invented a certain new and useful improvement in l'Veldless Brake-Rods, of which improvement the following: is a specification.

This invention relates to the manufacture of rods having jaws formed at the ends, su'eh as used for transmitting stresses in brake riggingand for other purposes.

in the manufacture of brake rods it has been the practice to make the jaw by welding two pieces together to form a stub end which then welded to the body of the rod; and also in ma king eve shaped ends. to upset the eve end from bar stock of the required width and thickness. and then otl'sct each half of the end. Several separate operations have thus been necessary in making up a complete rod including a number of welded joints, and the object of my present invention is to produce weldless rods formed from rolled stock of special section, such as H or I shapes, with relatively heavy or thick heads 01 flanges joined by a thinner web portion. The. jaws may then be formed by displacing or cutting away the web section at the ends of the bar or rod.

In the accompanying drawings: Figures 1, 2 and 3 are a side elevation, plan, and transverse section, respectively, showing a bar of rolled stock of uniform section and of the desired lengt 1 to form a complete rod embodying' my improvement; Figs. 4 and 5, a side view and plan of the completed rod having: eye shaped end jaws; Figs. 6 and 7, similar views showing a modification; Fig. 8, a. transverse section of the rod shown in Figs. (3, T and 9; Fig. 9, a side view similar to 6, but showing the middle portion oiiset; Fig. 10. a side elevation showing a modification having the web at the top edge of the side bars; Fig. 11, a transverse section taken on the line 11-11 of Fig. Figs. 12 and .13, a side elevation and plan showing a furthervmodification; Fig. 14, a transverse section taken on the line 1414 of Fig. 12; Figs and 16, similar sections showing other modifications; and Figs. 17 to :20 inclusive, side views showing still further modifications.

As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, a bar of is r ll d sto k. of uniform I or H section, hav- Specification of Letters Eat'eut.

Patented Jan 2, 191?.

Serial No. 27,477.

ing two heavy heads or flanges, '1, forming side bars, and joined by a comparatively thin web portion, 2, is employed, the'sarne being cut of a proper length to produce the desired rod. The web portion at the ends is then punched out or displaced, and the prongs thus produced are upset to form the eye shaped jaws at the ends of the side bars, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In the modifications shown in Figs. 6-130 11 inclusive, the

side bars or flanges of the rod are of suficient width for receiving the holes for the pivot pins without the 'necessity of upsetting the ends. This section is also preferablewhen rods have to be offset, as indicated in Figs. 9 and 10, and may also be used when the rod is-suhject to compression. In the modification shown in Figs. 10 and 11, theweh portion is at the edge of the side bars instead of the middle, this being formed or" a U section. The form of rod shown in Figs. -1 and 5, is especially adapted for use in lu-ake designs where the weight of the vertical truck levers is carried by the rod sup-' ported on rollers or lugs on the truck frame, as the sectionafiords a good hearing on the supporting lugs or rollers, and there are no welded joints in the rod at these points of support. In all of these constructions, it will be noted, that the stresses are transmitted from one pin to the other in the most direct manner through the substantially straight and parallel side bars or flanges of the rod.

If preferred, the corners of the flanges may be rounded ofi, as shown in Figs. 14 and 15,, and the web portion may be made narrow, thus bringing the side bars closer together, as indicated in Figs. 12 to 16inclusive. In this construction, the operation of bifurcating and fqrmin the eye ends is the same as before descri ed, except that the ends of the side barsvv or flanges are opened or spread to secure the required width in the throat of the jaws.

In some brake designs where short connecting members are used, it is also necessary to secure lateral stability, as in attaching a link to a brake beam, and for this purpose the ends may be spread laterally, as shown in Fig. 17. The jaw at the other end may also be twisted at any convenient angle to secure the proper alinement, as indicated in Figs. 18 and 19. As shown in Fig. 20, a portion. of the web member metal. section comprising two flanges formside inns, joined by a thin web portion, the'web being displaced at the ends to form jaws, said ends having pin holes through the side bars.

2. A brake rod formed of a uniform rolled metal section comprising two flanges forming side burs, joined by a thin Web portion, the web being displaced at the ends, and the ends of the side bars being upset to form eye end jaws.

3. A brake rod formed of a uniform rolled metal section comprising two flanges forming side bars, joined by a thin web portion, the web being displaced at the ends, and the ends of the side bars being spread apart to form jaws.

i. A brake rod formed of a uniform rolled metal section comprising two flanges forming side bars, joined by a thin web portion, the web being displaced at the ends to form jaws, and the jaw at one end being twisted at an angle to the jaw at the other end.

FRANCIS E. SCHVVENTLER. 

